Pakistan gamers congratulate David Warner as he walks off the sector on the fourth day of their cricket test match in Sydney, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024.
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It wasn’t fairly a fairy story end for David Warner, however it was very shut. Warner scored 57 runs to assist lead Australia to an eight-wicket victory over Pakistan on January 6, in his ultimate test match, ending a 112-test profession as a winner on his residence floor.
With Australia needing solely 11 runs to declare its third consecutive victory in the three-test sequence, and with a probability to rating the successful runs, Warner was out lbw off the bowling of Sajid Khan. He walked off the Sydney Cricket Ground to a standing ovation as he waved to the gang. As he headed to the locker room, he was embraced by his former test captain Steve Smith. Warner handed his Australia batting helmet and gloves to a younger fan on the gamers’ gate and walked off into test retirement.
Warner had nominated the SCG test as his final earlier than retirement as quickly as Australia’s summer season schedule was finalised, earlier than he was assured a spot in the beginning XI. It generated loads of conjecture about his kind forward of the sequence however selectors caught with the veteran and he delivered towards Pakistan, opening the sequence with a large century and tallied 299 runs in his six innings.
Warner performed his first test in 2011, towards New Zealand, shrugging off hypothesis he was solely suited to the limited-overs variations of the sport. He additionally overcame the notorious “sandpapergate” scandal in South Africa in 2018 that resulted in him being barred from representing Australia for a yr, returning to the nationwide staff in August, 2019.
He maintained his attacking model all through his profession in all codecs of the sport, and completed with 8,796 test runs at a median of 44.59.
The solely different wicket to fall in Australia’s second innings Saturday was when opener Usman Khawaja was additionally adjudged lbw off Khan’s bowling for a six-ball duck.
Pakistan scored 313 and 115 and Australia responded with 299 and 130-2. Marnus Labuschagne scored 62 and was on the crease with Smith (4) when the match ended.
I attempted to exit the best way I like to play: Warner
Warner pulled out all of the methods to have a good time his retirement celebration, with an array of reverse-sweeps, cowl drives and even an tried reverse-scoop.
“We’re in the entertainment business and I’m just happy to come out here and showcase what I try to do all the time,” Warner advised Fox tv. “I tried to play my shots and go out the way I like to play.”
David Warner bats towards Pakistan on the fourth day of their cricket test match in Sydney.
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His half-century got here off 75 balls and included seven boundaries, setting the tone from the third ball he confronted by strolling down the wicket on the bowler. He twice reverse-swept to the boundary in an entertaining, however calculated, method to negating the tough outdoors off stump.
Warner was granted some luck on 16 when he nearly chopped on to his stumps. Aamir Jamal dropped a troublesome probability at mid-off when Warner was on 25, and the veteran opener survived a loud and really shut lbw enchantment on 53.
Everything went to plan for Australia on Saturday. The bowlers rapidly took Pakistan’s three remaining wickets to begin Day 4 and set a 130-run victory goal.
After Josh Hazlewood (4-16) ran via Pakistan on Day 3, the guests supplied little additional resistance. Mohammad Rizwan (28) and Jamal (18) placed on 42 for the eighth wicket, however Pakistan folded rapidly as soon as Nathan Lyon had Rizwan caught at leg slip.
Lyon additionally bowled Hasan Ali to finish the innings, ending with figures of 3-36.
Warner had earlier led the staff onto the sector to begin the day, whereas “Thanks Dave” with his trademark leap additionally painted on the bottom in entrance of the Members Stand.
Australia gained the primary test in Perth by 360 runs and the secondby 79 runs on the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
